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Joint Staff Director for Operations Lt. Gen. James T. Conway, U.S. Marine Corps, answers a reporter's question concerning the ongoing Operation Matador that is being conducted against insurgent forces near the Syrian border on May 10, 2005. Conway and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita briefed the press on a variety of defense issues.

Lt. Gen. James T. Conway, U.S. Marine Corps, answers a reporter's question.

Joint Staff Director for Operations Lt. Gen. James T. Conway, U.S. Marine Corps, answers a reporter's question concerning the ongoing Operation Matador that is being conducted against insurgent forces near the Syrian border on May 10, 2005. Conway and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita briefed the press on a variety of defense issues.

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